Not much news about the highly anticipated Jean Michel Basquet biopic Satsuma is alive Since the film was first announced in January 2022 (it should have been shot that fall.) But earlier this week, New York blog EV Grieve pointed out signs to direct neighbors to shoot around Tompkins Square Park in the East Village.
Satsuma is alive Directed by Julius Onah, his honors include 2018 Cloverfield Paradox and 2019 Luceand star Kelvin Harrison Jr. for Basquiat. Although based on pellet photos of EV Grieve, other actors have not been announced yet, someone has been sent to Basquet’s friend and frequent collaborator Andy Warhol.
Basquet’s connection with the East Village has been well established. Over the years, he lived in several nearby apartments, often scratching Samo © (his graffiti tag) on buildings along Bowery. From 1983 to his death in 1988, he rented an apartment and studio space from Warhol, the building now rented by Angelina Jolie.
See how Satsuma is alive Will be distinguished from the 1996 biopic Basquetwritten and directed by artists starring artists Julian Schnabel and Jeffrey Wright. Other Basquet movies include the infamous Urban 81This was filmed in the early 1980s and released in 2000, star Baschiat himself is a young, emerging downtown artist, Radiation of childrena 2010 documentary directed by the artist’s friend Tamra Davis.
